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Study data from University of Queensland update knowledge of vaccines
October 29th, 2008
New research, "Vaccination" of shrimp against viral pathogens: phenomenology and underlying mechanisms,' is the subject of a report. "The global shrimp aquaculture industry is worth in excess of US $10 billion annually, but continues to be beset by endemic viral diseases. The ability to vaccinate shrimp and other crustaceans against specific viral diseases is therefore of global economic and biosecurity significance," scientists in Brisbane, Australia report. "Higher vertebrates, including humans, have an adaptive immunity that enables them to specifically 'remember' exposure to pathogens and respond with increased efficiency on subsequent encounters, forming the basis...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-10-29)
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